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Appreciation for Prince's epic body of music is at an all time high, and music marketplace Discogs has just announced that a rare copy of Prince's "The Black Album" has sold for $15,000.

Discogs is an online marketplace for hardcore record collectors. Before today's Prince sale, the most money somebody paid for a record off of the site was a rare copy of David Bowie's self titled album, which later received a wider re-release as "Space Oddity."

Before you go and plan your retirement around the sale of "The Black Album" that you have in your record collection, take note that this isn't a regular copy of the album. While "The Black Album" eventually received a wide release in 1994, the album was originally pla

Antlive, a.k.a. Kenny Powers, released his latest album, "La Flama Blanca" today.

"La Flama Blanca" is the latest release from Detroit's Antlive. The SPITslam artist and producer has been active in hip hop ever since the 1980's, when he was discovered by Public Enemy's Chuck D.  “La Flama Blanca” is about no stone being unturned," Antlive said on the SlamJamz website. "Anybody who has ever wronged Kenny Powers or has not paid their proper respect to a legend will fear the wrath!"

Antlive is one part of the Enemy Radio group, which also includes fellow SPITslam artists Jahi and Obeah, that's currently tour

Tired of the mainstream? Tired of music so soft you could play it at a grade school dance? Longing for the auditory equivalent of a shot of Jack? Then do yourself a favor and check out the face melting, artistic chaos of Loss Control Radio, featuring weekly mixes from one of LA's most bad-ass DJs, Peyote Cody.

Cody's been spinning records for over twenty years, having done sets for Depeche Mode, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, MTV, Activision, and the X Games, and his mix of heavy metal grit, punk attitude, funk soul and hip-hop spirit will make you remember what real, proper turntablism is all about. Not afraid to experiment by mixing disparate genres and styles, like mixing James Brown with Slayer, Peyote Cody will rock you to your core with music that has the subtlet

We all know hip hop is popular, but a recently released analysis of streaming services has revealed just how popular it actually is.

HITS Daily Double has collected data from a variety of streaming services, and their list of the thirty most streamed musicians is dominated by hip hop acts. Drake tops the list with a commanding lead and almost a billion and half streams, followed by Rhianna and Kanye West in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. 

With the exception of Justin Beiber's 4th place spot, the top 10 is almost entirely hip hop or R&B acts: Beyonce comes in at 5th with a respectable 592 million streams, followed closely by Future, G-Eazy, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, and Eminem

Although relatively unknown, Maryland-based hip-hop duo, Wolves and Sheep, have released powerful visuals for its “Anti-Social Media Blues,” a track that needs to be heard. The song dives head first into the often-debated topic of the importance of social media and technology in today’s society. With lead emcee Tyler Durdin proudly repping his Chuck D shirt, he picks apart the climate of our technology dependent culture while, at the same time, acknowledging the irony of needing it to get his message to the masses. 

“When I spend too much time on social media, it actually depresses me,” Durdin says. “I’ve killed my Facebook account three times in the past five years and probably would’ve discontinued

Public Enemy has released a new music video for "Honky Talk Rules," a track off of their 2015 album "Man Plans God Laughs."

The video, which blends rap and country, features Chuck D rapping over guitars inspired by The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Woman," has generated interest from some mainstream outlets for its politically charged lyrics. "Let everybody also know of your crimes, But you don't want to fix this world by solving. Rather have the earth singing to your lies." Chuck raps. "Keep it, your honky talk rules. Screw your rules."

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